Bat Removal Service in Ottawa

Yes. Every bat species in Ontario is protected under the province’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, and three species commonly found roosting in homes, including the little brown myotis, one of the species most often found in Ottawa attics, are also listed as endangered under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act. 

It’s illegal to kill, trap, or harm bats, which is why pest control for bats always means humane exclusion by a certified technician, not extermination.

Not with exclusion devices. Maternity season in Ontario runs roughly May 1 to mid-August, when flightless pups depend on their mothers, sealing an entry point during this window would trap and starve them, which is both inhumane and illegal. 

The legal window for pest control bat removal opens once pups can fly, running from mid-August through October 31, with a shorter second window in early spring before the colony returns to give birth. If you find bats during maternity season, we can still inspect your home and plan the job, we just hold off on installing one-way doors and sealing entry points until the safe window arrives.

Bats can squeeze through gaps as small as a dime, most commonly where the roofline meets the siding, around damaged or gapped soffits, through unscreened attic vents, and via chimneys, which mimic the caves and hollow trees bats naturally roost in. 

Older Ottawa homes with aging fascia boards or gaps around roof-to-wall joints are especially vulnerable. Because bats will use more than one opening at once, our bat control services start with a full roofline inspection, not just a look at the spot where you first noticed activity.

Bats are one of the animal species most frequently found carrying rabies in Ontario, and when a human rabies case does occur, a bat is usually the source, the bite can be small enough to leave no visible mark, which is why public health guidance treats any bat contact seriously. 

Rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms appear, but the risk to homeowners is very manageable if you follow a simple rule: if a bat is found in a room where someone was sleeping, or any direct contact occurred, seek medical attention right away rather than waiting to see if symptoms develop. 

Avoid handling a bat with bare hands, keep pets away from roosting areas, and leave capture and removal to trained bat catchers who know how to do it without harm to you or the colony.

Bat removal Ottawa pricing depends on the job, but if you’ve been searching “bat exterminator cost,” here’s the real range: most bat exclusion jobs run $400–$1,500, depending on the size of the home and how many entry points need to be sealed. If the colony has been established for a while, guano cleanup and attic remediation are usually priced separately, typically $500–$3,000 depending on how much accumulation there is. 

Pricing varies between bat removal companies because every home’s entry points and infestation size are different, which is why we provide a free, no-obligation quote before any work begins rather than quoting a flat rate over the phone.

Bat proofing, also called exclusion, is the step where every entry point a bat used or could use gets permanently sealed with durable materials like mesh, hardware cloth, or sealant-backed flashing, once we’ve confirmed the colony is fully out. 

It’s the part of the job that actually solves the problem: one-way doors get the current bats out, but if the openings behind them aren’t sealed, the same colony, or a new one, can move right back in. If you’ve had bat removal done without a bat proofing step, you haven’t finished the job.

Bat proofing, also called exclusion, is the step where every entry point a bat used or could use gets permanently sealed with durable materials like mesh, hardware cloth, or sealant-backed flashing, once we’ve confirmed the colony is fully out.

It’s the part of the job that actually solves the problem: one-way doors get the current bats out, but if the openings behind them aren’t sealed, the same colony, or a new one, can move right back in. If you’ve had bat removal done without a bat proofing step, you haven’t finished the job.

Not if the exclusion work is done properly. Bats are creatures of habit and will try to return to a roost they’ve used before, which is why sealing every entry point, not just the main one, matters. Most repeat infestations happen in homes where a bat pest control job was only partial, or where a new gap opened up later (from weather damage, for example) and was never caught. 

That’s the gap our follow-up inspections and Home Protection 365 monitoring are built to catch, and it’s why choosing an experienced bat control Ottawa team up front costs less than paying for bat removal twice.